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G. 0. SAWADE.

CURTAIN GUIDE AND STOP.

No. 519,647. Patented May 8, 1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVE o. SAWADE, on ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR F TWO-THIRDS TOPETER M. KLING AND GEORGE J. KOBUSCH, or SAME PLACE.

CURTAIN GUIDE AN D STOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,647, dated May 8,1894. Application December 11, 1893. Serial No. 493,301 (No model.)

ing and holding a window curtain, and is in tended more particularlyfor'use on street cars; and my invention consists in features of noveltyhereinafter fullydescribed and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a side elevation, part in section, illustrative of myinvention. Fig. II is an edge view of the same. Fig. III is a detailView, part in section. Fig. IV is a bottom view. Fig. V is an enlarged,perspective view of the spring; and Fig. VI is an enlarged, perspectiveview of the shade stick which incloses the spring and sliding rods. Fig.VII is a transverse section, taken on line VIIVII, Fig. IV. 7

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the stiles of a window, and 2the curtain, which is attached to and wound upon a spring-actuatedroller, after the usual manner; the roller is not shown, as it forms nopart of my invention. The lower part of the curtain is formed witha seam3, within which is a shade stick 4, composed of channel bars 5 and 6fitting one over the other, as shown in Fig. VII. Within this shadestick are two flat sliding rods 7, and each of which is provided with arubber or other suitable soft tip 8, on its outer end. .These slidingrods fit in the shade stick 4, and are adapted to move in and out in theshade stick. Their outer ends fit between, and are guided by'strips 9,secured to the stiles 1 of the window, (see Figs. I and 11,) thecushions 8 bearing against the faces 10 of the stiles, and holding thecurtain to any adj ustment. The rods are forced outwardly against thestiles, by means of a flat crimped spring 11, (see Figs. III and V.) Theadjacent ends of the rods 7 are notched or recessed out, as shown at 12,to receive the spring within the shade stick 4. Each rod 7 has a ends 8of the rods from frictional contact with the stiles of the window, sothat the curtain may be raised or lowered, and then when the handles arereleased, the spring 11 automatically forces the rods outwardly, causingthem to hold the curtain to the position to which it has been adjusted.The lower flanges of the channel bars 5 and 6 of the shade stick are cutout, as shown at 15, Fig. VI, to permit the handles 13 to project fromthe shade stick, and to be moved by and against the pressure of thespring 11, as stated.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a curtain guide and stop, the combinationof a shade stick secured to the lower edge of the curtain, rods inclosedby the shade stick?"recessed at their adjacent ends, and provided withhandles at their inner ends, and tips on their outer ends, and a crimpedspring 11 fitting in reduced portions of the adjacent ends of the rods;substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a curtain guideand stop, the combination of a shade stick securedto the lower edge of the curtain, and consisting of two channel barsfitting one over the other, flat rods located within the shade sticks,tips on the outer ends of the rods, handles on the inner ends of therods, and aspring for forcing ,the rods outwardly; substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

.3. In a curtain guide and stop, the combination of a shade stick,consisting of two channel bars inclosed in a seam of the curtain, flatrods inclosed by the shade stick, and having reduced inner ends, handleson the inner ends of the rods, and which project through the shadestick, tips on the outer ends of the rods, and a flat, crimped spring11, fitting in the reduced portions of the inner ends of the rods;substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' GUSTAVE o. SAWADE.

In presence of- A. M. EBERSOLE, O. G.'EDUARDS.

